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11-20-2007, 05:06 PM
By Susan Gilmore
Seattle Times staff reporter
A section of Cayuse Pass within Mount Rainier National Park that closed for a week because of rock slides will reopen at noon Wednesday.
The highway has been closed from the junction of Highways 410 and 123 to Stevens Canyon Road since Nov. 13, after several large rocks fell onto the highway from the hillside above the northbound lane.
"Federal geotechnical experts carefully examined the hillside above the highway and determined that two large rocks we were concerned about are stable and the road is safe for travel," said Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga. "We are excited to reopen [Cayuse Pass] for holiday travelers."
To protect drivers, state Department of Transportation maintenance crews will place warning signs and traffic cones around the ditch where the rocks fell last week. The rocks will be broken up and removed once Highway 123 closes for the season.
The state maintains the highway within park boundaries under an agreement with Mount Rainier National Park.
from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004026002_webcayuse20m.html
Seattle Times staff reporter
A section of Cayuse Pass within Mount Rainier National Park that closed for a week because of rock slides will reopen at noon Wednesday.
The highway has been closed from the junction of Highways 410 and 123 to Stevens Canyon Road since Nov. 13, after several large rocks fell onto the highway from the hillside above the northbound lane.
"Federal geotechnical experts carefully examined the hillside above the highway and determined that two large rocks we were concerned about are stable and the road is safe for travel," said Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga. "We are excited to reopen [Cayuse Pass] for holiday travelers."
To protect drivers, state Department of Transportation maintenance crews will place warning signs and traffic cones around the ditch where the rocks fell last week. The rocks will be broken up and removed once Highway 123 closes for the season.
The state maintains the highway within park boundaries under an agreement with Mount Rainier National Park.
from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004026002_webcayuse20m.html